Games with Gold: first the classics left, then the whole program
Games with Gold gutted in 2022 and ended entirely in 2023
The Record
Cortana: first they killed the phone apps, then the desktop, then the name
Cortana app in Windows retired in August 2023
The Xbox 360 store: nearly two decades of purchases, one closing sale
Xbox 360 Store and Marketplace closed July 2024, killing purchases and purchased movies
WordPad outlived Clippy, but not the roadmap
Microsoft deprecated and removed WordPad from Windows
Windows Mixed Reality: headsets welcome until the OS they need stops existing
Windows Mixed Reality deprecated and then removed in Windows 11 24H2